Senior System Engineers / Technical Directors - Submarines/Nuclear

ATTB - The Big Jobsite; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing Engineering Safety Consultancy is recruiting for System Engineers, Principal Engineers, and Technical Directors, mainly focusing on Maritime, Nuclear, and Aviation sectors. Candidates will be responsible for managing teams and delivering complex projects in highly regulated environments, while maintaining excellent client relationships and ensuring quality assurance.

Qualifications

• Professionally registered as a Chartered Engineer with the UK Engineering Council.
• Recognised as a Technical Expert within own discipline.
• 15+ years’ experience in a highly regulated engineering discipline.

Responsibilities

• Leads teams of engineers on complex projects in regulated fields.
• Responsible for strategic decision-making and project delivery.
• Manages staff development and influences company policies.

Skills

Leadership

Technical Expertise

Strategic Thinking

Project Management

Education

BEng degree

Job description

We are recruiting System / Principal Engineers and Technical Directors for a growing Engineering Safety Consultancy which specialist interest in Maritime, Naval, Nuclear, Submarine sectors.

System Engineers – Mid-Level to Senior

With a proven track-record of effective working as a key part of a talented team of highly experienced and self-motivated professional engineers, the Senior Engineer will be responsible for delivery across complex, hazardous projects in a highly regulated fields, such as nuclear, maritime, aviation or ordnance. Capable of working with minimal supervision, the Senior Engineer is able to lead small teams of peers to deliver clearly defined, yet complex, technical projects. The successful candidate will have the ability to think strategically, applying their knowledge to a range of new technical challenges, whilst ensuring good partnerships and quality assurance are maintained.

The Job Duties

Empowers teams of engineers to deliver technical aspects of a project

Capable of collaborative working with minimal supervision

Undertake activities as directed by Technical Directors and Principal Engineers

Conduct complex technical investigations

Articulates project outcomes across a broad stakeholder base

Provide technical guidance for peers as required

Responsible for maintaining excellent customer relations and providing quality assurance

Implement company policies

Principal Systems Engineer – Nuclear/Martime/Aviation

With a track-record of managing talented teams of highly experienced and self-motivated professional engineers, the Principal Engineer will be responsible for leadership and delivery across complex, hazardous projects in a highly regulated fields, such as nuclear, maritime, aviation or ordnance. Self-motivated and requiring no supervision, a Subject Matter Expert in their own right with a capability of transferring their broad range of skills to new and exciting technologies, as well as providing valuable strategic insight into the company’s future direction.

The Job Duties

Directs, supervises, motivates and inspires the activities of staff

Initiates and manages complex technical projects

Provide guidance for engineers as needed and seeks out development opportunities

Collect, interpret and utilise evidence to inform, negotiate, influence and innovate projects

Make key project decisions

Articulate proposals and key project outcomes to a broad stakeholder base

Propose opportunities to take advantage of market opportunities, reduce operational threats, forestall business risks, and maximises core strengths

Essential Requirements

Holding at least a BEng degree with substantial Postgraduate underpinning knowledge

Recognised as a Technical Expert within own discipline

Professionally Registered as a Chartered Engineer with the UK Engineering Council

Member of a UK Professional Engineering Institution

Technical Director – Nuclear/Martime/Aviation

With a proven track-record of organising talented teams of highly experienced and self-motivated professional engineers, the Technical Director will have experience of senior management and strategic financial planning and demonstrate the potential and career ambition to deliver across complex, hazardous projects in a highly regulated fields, such as nuclear, maritime, aviation or ordnance. The Technical Director will be expected to demonstrate the ability to think and act strategically, showing evidence of effective communication and people skills to lead colleagues through change, is strong on planning and organising, and is highly numerate, structured and logical in their approach. This is a senior leadership role that will help define, drive and deliver the company’s strategic initiatives at an exciting time through a period of significant growth.

The Job Duties

Directs, plans and organises the activities of all staff and allocates resources

Provides leadership for business continuity

Responsible for managing, challenging, empowering and developing staff

Influences strategic policies

Maintains budgets for individual projects

Liaisons with Board of Directors to ensure delivery of strategic intent

Essential Requirements

Holding at least a BEng degree with substantial Postgraduate underpinning knowledge

Recognised as a Technical Expert within own discipline

Professionally Registered as a Chartered Engineer with the UK Engineering Council

Member, or Fellow () of a UK Professional Engineering Institution

Committed to participating in professional development activities and own professional development

15+ years’ experience in a highly regulated engineering discipline

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